Post
Swiss post is generally reliable and fast and usually it shouldn’t be a problem to find a clerk who speaks English. Swiss post also offers banking services: all your financial transactions can be taken care of here - even for sending cash with Western Union the post office is the right place. Just pick a ticket at the machine and wait until your number lights up and the screen tells you on which counter you will be served at. The post accepts euros. There are post offices all over the city - the Sihlpost close to main station is the one with longest opening hours.



Public Phones & Dialling
Despite the boom of mobile phones there are still lots of public phones in Zurich. They all take coins, most of them both francs and euros. Most of them will accept your credit card as well. There are phone cards too: Ask for a taxcard (5, 10 and 20Sfr available) at newsstands or railway stations. Switzerland's calling code is +41, Zurich's code is (0)44 or (0)43.

We list the country code before all telephone numbers in parentheses. Of course you only have to use it if you are dialling from abroad. If you are already in Switzerland, just ignore the +41 prefix, dial 0 an then the nine-digit number.